Volson Renegotiates Contract

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(05-21-2025, 09:34 PM)CottonHill Wrote: The fact that we are paying an oft injured #2 wr 30million dollars and still have this guy starting at guard troubles me. It’s the exact opposite way a Super Bowl team is built

I agree, it's a travesty that we have to likely see one if not two of Ford, Patrick, Volson, and Kirkland start on the OL this year.
And I was surprised the Bengals were willing to pay so much for a WR2.
With that said, I do wonder if the pressure (threat?) of potentially not signing Chase played into the decision to sign Higgins or not.
That additional $$ could have gone a long way in signing two good veterans at other positions at G/DL and drafted a WR early to replace Higgins instead.


I would have been completely ok, possibly even more excited, if Bengals had instead signed James Daniels + Chase Young and drafted Egbuka in Rd 1.
To me, that would have given a really good, versatile IOL in his prime, a good DE2 in his prime age to replace Hubbard, and a really sound, productive WR from a college who has been churning out good WRs in recent years to be the new WR2 for years to come.